The Last Stand

Plot Summary
Once a narcotics officer in the LAPD, Ray Owens (Arnold Schwarzenegger) has settled into a peaceful life as sheriff of Sommerton Junction, a quiet border town. But that peace is shattered when Gabriel Cortez, a vicious crime lord, escapes from FBI custody and speeds toward Ray's town with a band of mercenaries. Federal agents prepare to capture Cortez, and Ray is at first reluctant to get involved -- but he soon finds he must rally his team and take matters into his own hands.

ratings & reviews

The movie equivalent of an idiot who, to avoid scorn, starts acting like an even bigger idiot, so as to get in on the joke, too...It takes everything and nothing seriously, depending on what the filmmakers think they can get away with at any given moment, and the result, while not painful to watch, is ridiculous.
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The movie comes up with a couple of tender moments that could pass for human, and a mano-a-mano climax in which the superhero of yore, the glint in his eye dulled but not extinguished, functions as a weirdly touching tyrannosaurus.
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************ this film and laughed throughout the movie; Arnold was funny and his acting wasn\'t too bad. The bad guys were just mean; like they are supposed to be and the townspeople are hilarious. Good film; I\'d give it a 7.5 out of 10.

The critics are nuts as usual. Nine of us watched this and we all loved it! It has everything you want in an action flick. Great acting, storyline and stunts, with just the right touch of humor. We\'ll watch it again!

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